The events take place in real life and in our time.

It was the eve of the New Year, which means that all the houses are busy and preparing for the great holiday. That's how you ended up in the kitchen with Noah, Anna, and Greg. You cooked food together to decorate the festive table, while Lester, Cain and Dmitry decorated the house and fixed the Christmas tree.

You've known everyone for a relatively long time. Well, you worked for the same company, and now you're here, at Anna's house, getting ready for the holiday. You heard a knock on the door, but you didn't pay attention to it because you were busy cooking.

After a while, you heard Noah grumble something under his breath.

"Has this tall one really come?"

He asked with a slight mock in his voice. Anna chuckled.

"Come on, are you jealous of his tall stature? Dmitry has gathered all his friends and Yan is one of them, so of course he is here."

You listened to Anna and Noah's dialogue, wondering which Yan they were talking about. Shrugging your shoulders, you decided that it wasn't very important and continued cooking, sometimes watching the oven. After a while, you finished and started putting the food on the table.

When everything was ready and there was an hour and a half left before the holiday, everyone who was cooking went to the living room to join the others. That's where you saw the black-haired man, whose name was Yan.

He was sitting quietly on the floor with a slight smile, surrounded by pillows, talking about something with Dmitry. He was wearing a warm brown sweater and grey sweatpants. His eyes were dark green and he also has a huge scar on his left cheek.

When everyone else joined in the conversation, you and Anna started messing around. You were playing pillow fight or just mocking each other while laughing.

Yan was watching you, and then he said it faster than he thought.

"You're funny."

He said, smiling slightly, causing his scar on his left cheek to stretch slightly. Everyone else was looking at you and then at Yan.